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Numbers 7

Numbers 7:6

Offerings of Dedication · Numbers 7:1–89
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Translations

Modern
So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.
Traditional
And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.
Literal
And Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave to them to the Levites.
Latin
Itaque cum suscepisset Moyses plaustra et boves, tradidit eos Levitis.

Original

Hebrew
English
So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.

Notes

Numbers 7:2–9

  • The same tribal leaders who helped with the registration in chapter 1 also appear in 7:2–3. The non-Levitical tribes gave the Gershonites and Merarites wagons and oxen to move the heavy parts of the tabernacle and other items (see chapter 4).

  • These vehicles and animals were the first offerings from the Hebrew tribes (7:2). The tribal leaders also presented these practical gifts along with the more elaborate offerings they dedicated (7:10, 12–83).

Numbers 7:1–89

This is a detailed description of the offerings made by Israel's 12 tribes during the dedication of the tabernacle. They dedicated these gifts for 12 days.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses

People

Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Cattle Deuteronomy, Book of Numbers, Book of Offerings and Sacrifices

Topics

Bullock: Uses of with Wagons Dedication: Subjects of Tabernacle Offerings: Different Kinds of Gifts Tabernacle: Free-Will offerings Made at the First Rearing of Tabernacle: How and by Whom Carried The Altar of Burnt-Offering: Offering at the Dedication of Wagon: General Scriptures Concerning